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Poll: Western voters oppose state land grab efforts

Source: Summit County Citizens Voice

News|January 11, 2016

After a year during which Congress and several western state governments dabbled with the idea of stealing land from citizens of the U.S. and turning it over to states, a new poll shows there is... Read Original Story

The Larger, but Quieter Than Bundy, Push to Take Over Federal Land

Source: New York Times

News|January 10, 2016

By JACK HEALY AND KIRK JOHNSON DENVER — Ken Ivory, a Republican state representative from Utah, has been roaming the West with an alluring pitch to cattle ranchers, farmers and conservatives upset... Read Original Story

Elevated uranium levels near mines a concern

Source: Arizona Daily Sun

News|January 6, 2016

BY EMERY COWAN Elevated levels of uranium measured in soil near a northern Arizona uranium mine are spurring state regulators to reevaluate dust and air pollution controls for three Grand Canyon-area... Read Original Story

Native American Entrepreneurs Face Unexpected Challenges

Source: NPR Fronteras Desk

News|January 4, 2016

BY LAUREL MORALES Jerome Tsosie worked as an elementary school teacher on the Navajo Nation for a decade before he decided to start his own technology business called Native Innovation. “It was scary... Read Original Story

Radioactive Dust Surges near Mine close to Grand Canyon

Source: Phoenix New Times

News|January 4, 2016

BY MIRIAM WASSER With mere days left for the public to comment on whether Arizona should renew air-quality permits for three uranium mines near the Grand Canyon, multiple tests found that the amount... Read Original Story

Native American Tribes To Pursue Bear Ears National Monument With President Obama

Source: National Parks Traveler

News|January 4, 2016

BY KURK REPANSHEK Five Native American tribes pushing for a national monument in southern Utah that would protect their ancestral homelands have abandoned efforts to achieve the goal with help from U... Read Original Story

Radiation rise stalls uranium mine permits near Grand Canyon

Source: Arizona Republic

News|December 31, 2015

BY BRANDON LOOMIS A spike in radioactive soil contamination around a remote uranium mine north of the Grand Canyon has caused Arizona regulators to delay issuing new permits for three mines. Energy... Read Original Story

Unhappy with ‘lip service’ from Utah delegation, tribes to take request for Bears Ears monument straight to Obama

Source: Salt Lake Tribune

News|December 31, 2015

BY BRIAN MAFFLY The multitribal coalition pushing the Bears Ears conservation initiative has cut off discussions with Utah's congressional delegation after months of what it characterizes as... Read Original Story

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